Creating a PSD file for Maker

Creating Photoshop files for Maker

Yes, you can convert that photoshop file into a dynamic and fully responsive Maker story for your site and sales channels.

If your design team is versed in using Photoshop, take advantage of our PSD to HTML conversion technology to create the most engaging content possible. Simply upload the Maker-ready PSD file into the editor and our conversion engine will take care of the rest.

Unsupported PSD Features

Don't use fonts that are not set-up in your Maker theme. (If you're unsure about what fonts are included in your theme, please contact your Maker representative).

Creating a responsive design

To build a fully responsive design with PSD, we suggest creating and uploading at least three different PSD files for the same page.

For example, if the widest container on your site is 1200px wide, create your desktop PSD file at that width. But when designing for tablet and mobile, you should create entirely new PSD files to match those breakpoints.

Here are the breakpoints that we recommend building for PSD:

Desktop - 1024px (or the largest grid width that fits best with your site)

Tablet - 768px

Mobile Small - 320px

To learn how to upload breakpoint files on a Maker story built with PSD, visit this page.

Prepping your PSD file

Once you've created your individual breakpoint PSD files, here's how to prep the files to ensure that Maker's PSD conversion technology will work smoothly:

Save the image resolution of the file at 72 dpi.

Keep the background of the file transparent (unless you're using a different color than the background of your site).

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Note: You can only have one background or BG layer per section.

Organize your layers into "Sections"

To ensure maximum design flexibility after uploading your PSD into Maker, we highly recommend grouping your layers into sections in Photoshop. When sectioned, your PSD will convert into individual advanced grids in Maker - allowing you to edit and update them separately in Maker in the future.

While you don't have to create sections for our conversion tool to work, if your design is longer than 1000px long, we strongly recommend it.

If you plan on using Sections, here's a snapshot of what your file should look like:

Some important things to note:

Sections must have the word 'section' in them; any typos in the word 'section' will prevent the file from loading correctly

Don't leave any elements (images, textboxes etc) outside of the sections (everything should be contained in the sections)

Organize your sections in sequential order of your content's design

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That's it!

Once you get into the groove of creating and prepping PSD files for Maker, you'll be able to easily and quickly design, publish and iterate Photoshop-created content to your site.